Impacts of drought on respiratory mortality in the upper midwest United States: a population subgroup assessment by Yeongjin Gwon, Yuanyuan Ji, Jesse D Berman, Azar M Abadi, Ronald D Leeper, Jared Rennie, Jesse E Bell

“…These findings demonstrate the need for policymakers and communities to adopt more effective drought mitigation strategies in this region.…”
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Feasting on fish. Specialized function of pre-colonial pottery of the Cerritos mound builders of southern Brazil. by Marjolein Admiraal, André C Colonese, Rafael Guedes Milheira, Alice Di Muro, Helen Marie Talbot, Alexandre Lucquin, Oliver E Craig

“…We suggest that dispersed communities were drawn to the mounds seasonally to exploit and celebrate the return of migrating fish. …”
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The Prevalence of Crohn’s Disease in the Israeli Kibbutz Population by Yaron Niv

“…An epidemiological study of Crohn’s disease was performed in 279 Israeli Kibbutzim (rural communities) (population 121,403). The prevalence on December 31, 1987 was 25.53 per 100,000 population. …”
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Consumer Choices Can Reduce Packaging Waste by Kenneth R. Berger

“…You pay again for packaging, directly or indirectly, when your garbage is picked up and disposed of in a landfill or incinerator. Some communities are moving toward "pay-as-you-throw" fees for every bag put out at the curb, so it makes sense to reduce household waste. …”
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Quelques remarques sur la genèse de la Chronique de Spišská Sobota by Adrien Quéret-Podesta

“…The Chronicle of Spišská Sobota is a short historical text which owes its name to its place of conservation and relates the history of the German-speaking communities which settled in the Spiš region; however, rather little is known about the exact circumstances of its creation. …”
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Problem of Production of Shale Gas in Germany by N. K. Meden

“…We discuss external and internal factors which determine position of the German government concerning the shale gas excavation: policy of the USA and the EU, positions of German political parties, influence of the lobbying communities and civic associations. The article contains rich information on vast variety of interests of actors in the domestic discussion. …”
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Face Recognition using Deep Learning and TensorFlow framework by Makrem Beldi

“…Luckily, in the last couple of years, several organizations and open-source communities have been developing tools and libraries that help abstract the complex mathematical algorithms in order to encourage developers to easily create learning models and train them using any programming languages. …”
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Digital Technology Adoption in the Agriculture Sector: Challenges and Complexities in Africa by David Mhlanga, Emmanuel Ndhlovu

“…This, however, requires the collective effort of the public and private sectors as well as communities.…”
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Wild Wild West : une série au carrefour des affirmations dans les États-Unis du milieu des années 1960 by Jean Ruhlman

“…The series questions diverse constitutive elements of the mythology of the West, as it undermines the supposed virtues of the pioneering local communities as well as those asserted by the conquest of the West in its final stage after the Civil War. …”
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Racial Authoritarian Preemption and the Politics of Tennessee by Sekou Franklin

“…I focus on the period of 2010–2024, when the Tennessee legislature was captured by conservative Republicans, who then used preemption to revoke locally based civil rights, racial equity initiatives, and redistributive measures championed by minoritized communities. In examining preemption, this article draws from primary and secondary sources, including legislative records and the General Social Survey administered by the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center. …”
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Sobre o modelo decolonial: a importância do outro e a urgência de seu olhar by João Alberto Mendonça Silva, Josemar de Campos Maciel, Dolores Pereira Ribeiro Coutinho

“…The text is a part of research on development of models based on the promotion of communities and their protagonism, decreasing exogenous interference and promoters of simple speculative profit. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Driving Factors of Grassland Degradation: A Case Study in Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia by Yichun Xie, Zongyao Sha

“…Based on the analysis of satellite vegetation maps from 1984, 1998, and 2004 for the Xilin River Basin, Inner Mongolia, China, and binary logistic regression (BLR) analysis, we observe the following: (1) grassland degradation is positively correlated with the growth density of climax communities; (2) our findings do not support a common notion that a decrease of biological productivity is a direct indicator of grassland degradation; (3) a causal relationship between grazing intensity and grassland degradation was not found; (4) degradation severity increased steadily towards roads but showed different trends near human settlements. …”
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Contextual Factors and Their Impact on Ethical Leadership in Educational Settings by Eleftheria Argyropoulou, Elissavet Elizabeth Lintzerakou

“…To what extend do educational systems and/or communities share the same notional background about ethics, values, and ethical leadership? …”
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Human Echinococcosis: A Neglected Disease by António Menezes da Silva

“…In endemic regions, predominantly settings with limited resources, patient numbers are high. Whole communities do not have access to appropriate treatment. …”
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Wie se grond koop Boas (Rut 4:9)? by S. L. Stassen

“…In this article the following possibilitiesare investigated: Either the writer of the Ruth narrative was so far removed from the time of Ruth that he did not know the customs and laws in the time of the judges, or different laws could apply to different periods in the time of the judges or to different communities in the time of the judges, or the verbs “to sell” in 4:3 and “to buy” in 4:5 and verse 9 should be understood in a different manner than convention permits us to do. …”
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Co-Designing Future-Based Partnership for a University-Affiliated Organization Using a Futuristic Approach by Anne Namatsi Lutomia

“…It highlights the contributions of Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) by showcasing its innovative use of video animations and multilingual content to enhance knowledge dissemination and empower communities worldwide. The discussion integrates futuristic elements including artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms, emphasizing their potential to change partnerships by bridging digital divides and fostering inclusive knowledge-sharing. …”
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Market Mechanisms as a Social Deadlock for Russian Education by A. M. Osipov

“…The state, the bureaucratic apparatus of the education system, educators’ and researchers’ communities do not take up the problem of education marketization and its consequences. …”
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La régulation des goûts by Christian Barrère

“…Firms play on tastes to increase the value of their capital but encounter many other actors (the State, the consumers and their communities) in a world of competing powers and counter-powers.…”
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Forme ale discriminării împotriva cerșetorilor și persoanelor fără adăpost by Adrian Toma, Geanina-Ștefana Moțățeanu

“…The research focuses on thirty-two fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the Romanian Constitution, examining how these rights are realized in the interactions between the most impoverished members of society and various state institutions, such as: law enforcement agencies, social workers, medical personnel, tax authorities, local public administration entities, as well as the business sector and host communities. The study finds that, in the case of twenty-three of these fundamental freedoms, there are significant limitations on the exercise of human rights.…”
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Normaliser le sauvage : l'expérience française des cueilleurs professionnels by Claire Julliand, Florence Pinton, Raphaële Garreta, Jean-Paul Lescure

“…Collaborations with actors from the research and environmental conservation communities have made it possible to develop a participative and reflective dynamic to support this professionalization process and to develop the modalities of its implementation. …”
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